MIRISSA HARBOR
SRI LANKA
LOCALE
| # Species*: | 73 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 73 |
| # Endemics*: | 4 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 5 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
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| 2 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 3 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis | |
| 4 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
| 5 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | |
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| 6 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
| 7 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
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| 8 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor | |
| 9 | Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
| 10 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
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| 11 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
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| 12 | |Pomarine Jaeger| | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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| 13 | #Brown Noddy# | Anous stolidus | |
| 14 | |Sooty Tern| | Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| 15 | |Bridled Tern| | Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| 16 | Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| 17 | /Gull-billed Tern/ | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
| 18 | /Caspian Tern/ | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| 19 | /Whiskered Tern/ | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 20 | /White-winged Tern/ | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| 21 | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | |
| 22 | /Common Tern/ | Sterna hirundo | |
| 23 | Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
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| 24 | #White-tailed Tropicbird# | Phaethon lepturus | |
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| 25 | Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacificus | |
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| 26 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans | |
| 27 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala | |
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| 28 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger | |
| 29 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| 30 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | |
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| 31 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| 32 | Striated Heron | Butorides striata | |
| 33 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii | |
| 34 | Eastern Cattle Egret | Bubulcus coromandus | |
| 35 | Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| 36 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia | |
| 37 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| 38 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
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| 39 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus | |
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| 40 | Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| 41 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| 42 | White-bellied Sea-Eagle | Icthyophaga leucogaster | |
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| 43 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis | |
| 44 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
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| 45 | /Blue-tailed Bee-eater/ | Merops philippinus | |
| 46 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | |
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| 47 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus | |
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| 48 | Red-backed Flameback | Dinopium psarodes | |
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| 49 | Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | |
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| 50 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | |
| 51 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
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| 52 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | |
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| 53 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | |
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| 54 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus | |
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| 55 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | |
| 56 | Sri Lanka Drongo | Dicrurus lophorinus | |
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| 57 | House Crow | Corvus splendens | |
| 58 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| 59 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius | |
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| 60 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica | |
| 61 | Sri Lanka Swallow | Cecropis hyperythra | |
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| 62 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |
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| 63 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis | |
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| 64 | Sri Lanka Myna | Gracula ptilogenys | |
| 65 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
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| 66 | /Indian Robin/ | Copsychus fulicatus | |
| 67 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
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| 68 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | |
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| 69 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | |
| 70 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | |
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| 71 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
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| 72 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
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| 73 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 8 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 3 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 1 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 0 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.